CQ Legal Insights
Can Concubinage relationship be equated to a valid customary marriage; the decision in Mintah v Ampeyin in retrospect
Customary law has been defined under Article 11(3) of the Constitution 1992 as: “Rules of law which by custom are applicable to particular communities in
THE MEANING OF ‘JUDICIARY’ IN LIGHT OF ARTICLES 126(1), 127(4) AND (5) OF THE COSTITUTION 1992: A CRITIQUE ON THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IN JUDICIAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF GHANA V ATTORNEY-GENERAL & NATIONAL PENSION REGULATORY AUTHORITY, FAIR WAGES COMMISSION:
Introduction The venerable Lord Denning in his seminal book, the Closing Chapter, Butterworth’s, 1983 at page 93 on the legislative approach or purposive approach in
THE GRANT OF BAIL; THE NOVEL DECISION IN MARTIN KPEBU (No.2) V ATTORNEY-GENERAL (No.2) IN THE GHANAIAN CRIMINAL LAW JURISPRUDENCE.
INTRODUCTION The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Martin Kpebu v Attorney-General has finally settled the law on the grant of bail and other
PRESUMPTION OF ADVANCEMENT; A LEGAL ANACHRONISM (HUSBAND AND WIFE)
INTRODUCTION Presumption of advancement is a legal presumption which arises in various forms. It simply means a transfer of property or money from husband and
Brief analysis on the Supreme Court case of Ogyeadom Obranu Kwesi Atta IV v Ghana Telecommunications Co. Ltd & Lands Commission
The Supreme Court in Ogyeadom Obranu Kwesi Atta IV v Ghana Telecommunications Co. Ltd & Lands Commission,[1] has recently departed from some of its numerous
THE BOLAM TEST: AN UNFAIR DECISION IN THE TORTS OF PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
Introduction In his book, Winfield and Jolowicz on Torts, by Rogers W.V.H 13th edition, Sweet and Maxwell, the learned author defined negligence as: “Negligence as
